Nicolas Bovet

Nicolas Bovet serves as a Senior Researcher at the Danish Offshore Technology Centre (DOTC), Laboratory for Off-Shore Production Sciences, Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His work focuses on carbon capture and storage integrity, porous media flow dynamics, and polymer-based solutions for well abandonment in offshore reservoirs.

Bovet's research centers on geochemical interactions in CO₂ storage systems, particularly chalk reservoirs where he investigates long-term containment risks through surface property analysis. He pioneers temperature-responsive polymer gels for well plugging, utilizing X-ray computed tomography to characterize gel dynamics in low-permeability formations. His contaminant transport studies examine heavy metal cotransport with bentonite colloids, addressing environmental remediation challenges in saturated porous media.

His recent publications (2023-2024) demonstrate convergence of materials science and subsurface engineering, with emphasis on CT-imaging validation of polymer gel performance for CO₂ storage applications and abandoned well sealing. This work bridges chemical engineering, geomechanics, and environmental protection through experimental characterization of chalk-polymer-CO₂ systems.

Scientific Awards:

• No scientific awards listed in source materials

Advising and Grants:

• Supervisor for PhD project "Interactions between impure CO₂ and reservoir rock at fluid-formation interface" (2024-2027) with Xiong, D.
• Co-supervisor for PhD project "Mechanisms of silicate dissolution and formation of secondary phases" (2024-2027) with Beltrami, A.

Laboratory and Collaborations:

Bovet operates within DTU's Laboratory for Off-Shore Production Sciences at DOTC, directing experimental workflows involving CT imaging of chalk-polymer systems. His collaborative network spans chemical engineering (Sørensen, Poulsen), geoscience (Nick), and environmental engineering (Mamonov, Movahedi), evidenced by co-authored publications and conference presentations on CO₂-rock interactions and polymer gel applications.